Recent content by Guke34

I may be interested. Where in oregon are you located?

inkpot, it's amazing that you can deduce that by simply looking at a few photos. You just blew my mind! I have a chevy V8 w/ automatic transmission. I'm not planning on doing any serious off-roading so I don't think I'll worry too much about it.

Thanks! Sadly the front ones are even worse :( Almost all the brake lines are unsecured and just flopping around. I'm going to replace/fix them when I do the brake conversion.

Thanks for the input. Yes, the diff housing is centered. Are there any drawbacks to the mini axle? Now this has me wondering about something else... Are the springs on a mini truck shorter than FJ40 springs? The rear tires sit noticeably forward of center in the wheel well and the rear shackles...

So I recently purchased a '74 FJ40 as a project vehicle and to hone my beginner level mechanics skills. The PO performed a front disc brake conversion (incorrectly I fear because I believe the bearings are already shot. That will likely be a future post). He also included the parts, minus a...